Middle Ages

Depending on who you ask a medieval English Longbowman under battlefield conditions was able to shoot 6 to 12 arrows per minute. When we combine that with large numbers of…

Tournaments were an important part of knightly life and training throughout the Middle Ages. Not only did the participation in tournaments allow the knights to train the tactics that they…

When we think of a medieval tournament then we usually think of a joust that was held in front of a castle. But until the end of the 14th century,…

When we think of the Middle Ages then we often imagine knights jousting in front of large castles. But whenever we watch movies and series that include jousting scenes then…